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Perhaps the first choice a potential surrogate will make is to either work with an agency for her journey, or to try and navigate it on her own. The latter is an option referred to as having an “independent” journey. While successful journeys can happen...

Becoming a surrogate mother requires a generous heart. There are numerous physical, emotional, and legal issues involved, so it is important to carefully consider all of the pros and cons before deciding that this is the right decision for you. The laws...

When a woman agrees to become a gestational surrogate—meaning she’ll gestate an IVF-created embryo as it grows into a fetus—she and the commissioning parents will typically sign a legally binding contract. The terms vary widely from contract to contract...

Last year, a 47-year-old California woman named Melissa Cook decided to become a commercial surrogate. Cook is a mother of four, including a set of triplets, and had served as a surrogate once before, delivering a baby for a couple in 2013. According...